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Behavior change through the use of messages is a common objective across the Defense community. The ability for analysts to craft effective messages is a challenge, and there are many features of messages that can be varied and that have moderating effects on sharing messages and creating effective behavior change. However, current research has not established definitive causal relationships betwe ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is swiftly integrating into the workforce and complementing the human as a teammate. AI imbued with social reasoning capacities, or artificial social intelligence (ASI), is posited as the next avenue of technological advancement. However, researchers have begun to note some of the pitfalls of careless or quick implementation of AI without proper consideration of the we ...

The highest-risk processing step in manufacturing C-CAT’s ACC material is the initial carbonization cycle, during which a C/Ph composite preform is carbonized to produce a low-density C/C part to be subsequently densified using a Polymer Infiltration and Pyrolysis (PIP) process. Though the carbonization steps of the PIP densification cycles also present a risk, it is during the initial cycle tha ...

The Small Business Innovation Research Phase II project will develop and demonstrate a Battery Management System (BMS) Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing platform for the 6T Li-ion battery program. The BMS HIL platform will be designed to test BMS units in a laboratory and manufacturing environment to ensure they meet current and future requirements. The project also includes the development of a ...

CAMX Power proposes a Sequential Phase II program to follow on the Phase II DLA SBIR program “Logistically Robust, Long Life, High Power Rechargeable Battery”.  In the initial Phase II program, we designed, built, and tested a 6T Li-ion battery prototype based on CAMX Power’s proprietary cathode and zero-volt (0V)-capable high power cell technology.  The prototype and test modules were dem ...

In this Direct to Phase II project, we propose to develop the first concealable and persistent IR sensors that meet all stringent requirements on size (< 2 cm3), battery lifetime (> 5 years), accuracy (Probability of Detection > 95%, False Alarm Rate < 1/month) for wireless people presence detection in defense and intelligence applications. In particular, this effort will aggressively enhance the ...

GreenSight proposes to develop the Secure Advanced Attrittable Aerial Asset (SA4) aircraft, an ultra low cost but high performance SUAS designed for be used in a variety of advanced swarm combat CONOPs. SA4 combines high performance with low cost by taking advantage of novel manufacturing, tooling and material selections. The aircraft is designed for low cost manufacturing, with a simplified low ...

We will develop a comprehensive approach to find RF-based side channels in complex heterogenous circuits, devise methods using active excitation to pull challenging signals out where passive mechanisms are infeasible and determine internal modes of operation in the target platform.  The system will make use of multiple advanced RF simulation techniques to predict the optimum side channel attacks ...

Mobility superiority is a force multiplier, allowing for military assets to respond to changing battlefield conditions quickly and unpredictably. Ground and sea-based platforms designed to transport troops and supplies have been utilized for millennia; however, they are limited by the terrain in which they are deployed. Aerial vehicles overcome these limitations by operating above the obstacles en ...

Complex military missions have failed in the past due to poor planning, wherein critical contextual elements of the mission environment, team, equipment, and/or contingencies were missed. Furthermore, important information is often lost in transition from planning to action stages in teamwork due to memory leaks and communication errors. The ultimate success of a mission relies on gathering and ca ...